Foundation garment or the like



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Patented Nov, 15, 1938 UNITEDA s'lATl-:s

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NT., oFl-'lcl-z FOUNDATION GARMENT R THE LIKE Philip n. milibins, NewYork, N. Y.,

Poirette Corsets, Inc., New York,

assigner to Application Maron 29, 193s, serial No. 19ans 11 claims.

busts and a lower portion for encompassing the hips, thighs, abdomen,lower portion of the back` and buttocks and said type of garment istermed by the trade a foundation garment, or it may be the formaforesaid having vattached to its upper end ay brassire. The inventionaims to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a foundationAgarment including a fashioned elastic body part having secured directlythereagainst sets of ,y spaced elastic tapes for increasing theresistancef of the portion of said body part to which they are securedand acting as additional fashioning for the garment.

The invention also aims to provide, in a. manner as hereinafter setforth, a foundation garment including a fashioned elastic body parthaving se'- cured directly against the upper portions of the sidesthereof spaced elastic strips disposed in a manner to act asl additionalfashioning forthe garment.

The invention further aims to provide, in a manner as hereinafter setforth, a foundation garment including a fashioned body having elasticspaced means atvthe sides of the waist portion thereof for givingadditional restraining and controlling power tothe garment.

v'Ihei-nvention further aims to` provide, in a manner as hereinafter setforth, a foundation garment including elastic sides having'attachedthereto elasticv strips extending from the front and to the back of thegarment `for giving a waist line eifect,aswell1as for controlling theabdomen andside back.

The invention further aims' to provide, in a manner as hereinafter 'setforth, a foundation garment `with means which. are so constructedandgfarrangedy that when the garmentfis worn it will control thediaphragm,fwaist1ine andthe abdomen, as well as theA 'fattytissues-ofthe Iside back muscle of the hip, resultingfinI th'e'vgarmen'tbeing held firmly in place and .preventing it'fi'olnv riding up on thebody lof the wearer.'` i v.

The invention further vaiins to provide, in a tends to .correct the 4they tend to hold the fatty without the aid of material reinforcementsvor honing in that particular position, as well as conf trolling theposture position when sitting and standing. A

'I'he invention further aims to provide, in a manner as hereinafter setforth, 'a foundation garment including means which are so construct- .edand arranged that they act as an aid to a wearers health'by holding themuscles of the abdomen more firmly and rigidly in both the standlng andthe sitting. positions without the need for the aid of an inner beltarrangement and which further automatically tends to hold the muscles oftheI abdomenfrom sagging.

The invention further aims to provide, in a manner as' hereinafter setforth, a foundation garment with means which are so constructed andarranged that when t e garment is worn, ssue and muscle of the hip in a'rm position in such a. way that it will oftentimes reduce that fattytissue, hold it, rm to that portion of the body and help to` relievefatigue.

The invention further aims to provide, in a I manner `as hereinafter setforth, a garment which is simple in its construction and arrangement,strong, durable, compact, thoroughly eiiicient for the purpose intendedthereby, readily assembled. pleasing in appearance and comparativelyinexpensive to manufacture.

To the above ends essentially and to others whichfmay hereinafter appeartheinvention consists ofthe' novel construction,`combination and`arrangement of parts as will be more specificallyA described andillustrated in the accompanying A' drawings, wherein areshown'embodiments of the invention,but it is to be understoody thatchanges, variations and modifications maybe-resorted to which fallwithin the scope of the invention as claimed. n c

l In thedrawings:

1`-is a front elevation'zof a garment, in accordance with this inventionofl the girdle type, Figure '2 a *rear elevationl thereof, f f Figure@-isairfelevation of@ the garment turned inside" out, looking towards"the y innerl face 10ft the front thereof, Y f f,

Figure 41s an elevatim ofithe'garme'iit turned inside autfiokingtcwardstlie raceipitlie bk'fthofi f f .v ,rigure'fsf i; rettilinei plaitor substantiauy one-half? ofthe garment; lf3 i Figure is a Lview invelevation v' lookingtowards theinner face'of' one-side ofthel met#Figure 'i is a section on line 1-1, Figure 6,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view in elevation of a modied form of garmentof the girdle type looking towards the inner face of one side thereof,Figure 9 is a section on line 9-9, Figure 8,

Figure-10 is a side elevation, broken away of a garment of thecombination type in accordance with this invention,

Figure 11 is a side elevation illustrating an- 10 other modified form ofcombination garment, in

accordance with this invention and with the garment turned inside out,

Figure 12 is a section on line I2-I2, Figure 10, Figure 13 is afragmentary view in side eleva- 15 tion of another modified form ofcombination garment looking towards the inner face of one side thereof,and

Figure 14 is a section on line I4-I4, Figure 13. The garment I0 as shownwill be in the form of an endless girdle-like body part having a slit IIin the upper portion of its back, a soft bendable flap I2 secured to theinner face of the back and extending across the slit and closing meansI3 of known form for the slit.y

The garment I0 will be of a size to cover, with respect to the body ofthe wearer, the lower portion of the back, the waist, the front from thewaist to the bust, the buttocks, the hips, the thighs and the abdomen.

The garment I0 includes a front I4, a back I5, a pair of `sides I6, I1.The garment is builtup from a foundation formed from a pair ofoppositely disposed, fashioned, spacedwebs I8, I9 of elastic wovenmaterial of the desired length and which, when the garment is worn, aredisposed on their lower lengthwise edges. Each web is folded inwardlyupon itself. lWhen the webs are in foundation forming position, the endsof one web align in spaced relation with respect to the ends of theother web. Each web has secured to its upper and lower lengthwise edgesrespectively, upstanding and depending elastic straps 20, 2| extendingfrom one end to the other end of the web. Each web and the upper elasticstrap associated therewith has secured thereto concealed :dexible staymeans positioned on the verl tical medians of the strap and web. Thestay means extend from the upper edge of an upper strap substantially tothe lengthwise median of 50 the web. 'I'he stay means slightly inclinesrearwardly from its outer to its inner end. The said stay means securedto the straps 20 and webs I8,

I9 are positioned substantially on the vertical tcenters of the upperportions of the sides I6, I1

of the garment.l The said stay means are indi` cated at 22, 22".

The garment I0 includes a non-elastic front portion or part 23 of alength to extend from the outer lengthwise edgesof the straps 20 to Ithe outer lengthwise edges of the straps 2I. The

` of the front portion. The outer lengthwise edges of the straps 20substantially align with the top edge oi' the front portion. The frontends of the straps 2|' extend into and are secured to the lower parts ofthe sides of the front portion. The outer lengthwise edges oi' thestraps 2l substantially align with the bottom edge of the front portion.The front ends of the webs I8, I9 extend intoand are secured to theintermediate parts of the sides of the front portion. I

The garment I0 includes a non-elastic back portion or part 25 of alength to extend from the outer lengthwise edges of the straps 20 to theouter lengthwise edges of the straps 2I. The back piece 25 is of greaterwidth than the front piece 23. The back portion 25, centrally of itsupper part is slitted and which provides the slit II. The flap I2 issecured atone side to the inner face of the back portion 25 adjacent oneof the edges of the slit. The back portion 25 has arranged therein andsecured thereto a pair of spaced parallel stay members 26 which extendfrom its upper end to a point in proximity to on opposite sides of theslit. Below the latter the back portion has a stay means 26a.

The rear ends of the straps 29 extend into and are secured to the upperparts of the sides of the back portion 25. The outer lengthwise edges ofthe straps 20 substantially align with the top edge of back portion 25.The rear ends of the straps 2I extend into and are secured to the lowerparts of the sides of the back portion 25. The outer lengthwise edges ofthe straps 2l are substantially aligned with the bottom edge of the backportion. The rear ends of the webs I8, I9 are secured to theintermediate parts of the sides of the back portion 25.

The garment I 0 includes four sets of elastic members of tape-like form.The sets are ar ranged in pairs. Each pair consisting of a front set anda rear set. The members of one set of a pair are oppositely disposedwithrespect to the members of the other set of the pair. The number ofmembers of a set may be as desired, preferably three and are so shown.The members of one pair of sets are arranged in relation in the samemanner as the 'members of the other set of the pair, but are oppositelydisposed. The members of one front set are indicated at 21, 28, 29,those of the other front set at 30, 3|, 32, those of one rear set at 33,34, 35 and those of the other rear set at 36, 31, 38. 'I'he members 21,28, 29 are oppositely disposed with respect to the members 30, 3l, 32.The members 33, 34, 35 are oppositely disposed with respect to themembers 36, 31, 38.

'Ihe members` 21, 28, 29 are oppositely ,disposed with respect to themembers 33, 34,A 35. The members 30, 3|, 32 are oppositely disposed withrespect to the members 36, 31, 38. The said sev` eral sets of membersare secured to the inner faces of the webs I8, I9 and the manner inwhich the sets of a pair are disposed relative to each other, as well asthe arrangement of the members of each set of the a pair of sets areshown in Figure 6. The member 28 is disposed between the members 21,29.` 'Ihe member 3l is disposed between the members 36, 32. 'I'he member34 is arranged between the members 33, 35 and the member 31 is arrangedbetween the members 36, 38. -'I'he members of the front /sets align witheach other. I'he Vmembers of the rear sets align with each other.

I'he members 21, 28, 29 at there front ends extend into and are securedto one side of the front portion 23 and at their rear ends extend intoand are secured to oneside of the stay means 22. The rear ends of themembers 21, 28, 29 are arranged in closed relation. The member 28` ishorizontally disposed. vThe members 21, 29 from their rear ends extendat opposite inclinations throughout to dispose them diagonally relativeto a web and whereby the spaces between member 28 and members 21,23'gradually increase in width in a forward direction. lThe member 21extends at an upward inclination from its rear end and the member 29 ata downward inclination bers 30, 3 I, 32 are arranged in close relation.The

member 3| is horizontally disposed. Theme mbers 30, 32 from their frontends extend atopposite inclinations throughout to dispose themdiagonally with respect to a web and whereby the spaces between member3I and members 30, 32

gradually increase in width in a rearward direction. The member 30extends at an upward 'inclination from its front end, and the member 32at a downward inclination from its front end. The members 33, 34, 35 attheir front ends ex. tend into and are secured to the other side of thefront portion 23 and at their rear ends extend into and are secured toone side of the stay means 22a, The rear ends of the members 33, 34, 35are arranged in close relation. The member 34 is horizontally disposed.The members 33, 35 from their rear ends extend at opposite inclinationsthroughout to diagonally dispose them with respect to a web and wherebythe spaces between member 34 and the members 33, 35 gradually increasesin width in a forward direction. The member 33 extends at an upwardinclination from its rear end, and the member 35 at a downwardinclination from the rear end. The members 36,

31, 38 at their front ends extend into and are secured to the other sideof the stay means v22a and at their rear ends extend into and aresecured to the other side of the back portion 25. The front ends of themembers 36, 31,38 are arranged in close relation. 'I'he member 31 ishorizontally disposed. The members 36, 38 from their front ends extendat opposite inclinations throughout to dispose them diagonally withrespect to a web and whereby the spaces between member 31 and members36, 38 gradually increase in width in a rearward direction. The member36 extends at an upward inclination from its front end and the member 38extends at a` downward inclination positioned near the upper end of thefront portion 23. The frontends of the members 29, 35 are arranged atthe transverse medianl ofthe front portion 23. The rear ends of themembers 30, 36 are positioned near the top of the back portion 25. Therear ends ofthe members 32, 35 are arranged at the transverse median ofback portion 25.

The topA and bottom edges of the members of the said sets are securedthroughout to the webs I8, I9 by -zig-zag stitching 39. The ends of themembers of the said sets are secured to the stay means 22, 22a, frontand back portions 23, 25 by suitable stitching. The elastic straps aresecured tothe webs I 8, I3 by suitable stitching. The concealing meansfor the stay means 22, 22a are securedto the webs I8, I9 by suitablestitching. 'Ihe front and back portionsv are secured to the webs and.elastic straps ,by suitable stitching 'an elastic strap 63.

to said front andback portions. y

The garment may be provided with hose supports and is so shown. The saidsupporters are indicated at 46.

The members of the said sets preferably are secured to the inner facesof the webs andare so shown, but it is to be understood that they may besecured to the outer faces of the webs.

`The members are of luniform width, but the which also acts to securethe members of the sets length of the members 28, 3l, 34, 31 is lessthan the length of the others of the said members. The members 28, 3|,261, 31 are of like length and the others of the said members are oflike length,

The members of the said sets constitute means for increasing theresistance at spaced portions of the garment, as will act a's anadditional fashioning and coact with the other elastic parts Withreference to the modified form shown of oppositely disposed sets ofelastic members are shown. The members of one set are indicated at 4I,42, 43 and those ofthe other set at 4t,- One end of each of the membersof each of the sets is secured to a finishing strip or stay means 41extending from the top to the bottom and centrally of the sides of thegarment. 'I'he other ends of the members 4|, 42, 43 are secured to oneside of the front portion 48. The other ends of the members 44, 4546 aresecured to one side of the back portion 49. The members 4I,(44 are of`like width, but of less width than the members 42, 43, 45, 46. 'I'hemembers 43, 46 are of greater width thanv the members 42, 45. Otherwisethan that as stated the construction of the garment so shown by Figures8 and 9 will be the same as the garment I0.

With referenceto Figure 10 the garment 5I shown thereby is of thecombination type, that is to say it consists of a lace brassire 52 and acorset 53. The latter constitutes the body part of garment 5|. Each sideof the garment 5I is formed centrally thereof with'a non-elastic fabricstrip or stay means extending from the top edge to the bottom edge ofthe corset 53. The strips are indicated at 54, 55. One side of thebrassire is slitted, as at 55a and such side carries a closure means 56of known form for the slit. Each side of garment 5I includes an upperpart 51 formed by a side of the brassire and a pair of oppositelydisposed lower parts in the form of fashioned, spaced Webs 59, 60of'elastic woven fabric. AThe corset includes a non-elastic frontportion and a non-elastic back portion 6|-,

62 respectively. The top edge of said front portion 6I is arranged abovethe top edge of the back portion 62. The sides 51 of the brassire dependbetween the side edges of the front portion 6I and the back portion 62to the top edges of the Webs 59 and strips 54, 55.' Each side of thegarment 5I consists of a brassire side part 51, a web 59, a web and astrip 54 or 55. The lower end of each web of each side of garment 5I hassecured thereto and transversely thereof One of the elastic straps 63,at each side of the garment 5I, has one end secured to one side of frontportion 6I and its other end to the front side of a strip 54 or 55 andthe other elastic strap 63 of each side of members.

.members of tape-like form. 'I'he said sets are arranged in pairs, thatis to say, a front and a rear set indicated at 65, 66 respectively. Thefront set of a pair is oppositely disposed with respect to the rear setof the pair. The sets of 4one pair are arranged at one side and the setsof the other pair are arranged at the other side of the garment. Eachset consists of three elastic 'Ihe front sets align with each other. Therear sets align with each other. The members of each front set areindicated at 61, 68, 69. The members of each rear set are indicated at10, 1|, 12. Ihe members of the front sets are secured to the inner facesof the upper portions of the webs 59. The members of the rear sets aresecured to the inner faces of the upper portions of the webs 69. Theends of the members of the front sets are secured to the sides of thefront portion 6| and one side of the strips 54, 55.

The ends of the members of the rear sets are secured to the other sideof the strips .54,55 and the sides of the back portion 62. 'I'he membersof thepfront sets are arranged in a like manner, that is to say themembers 61 of such sets extend forwardly at an upward inclination fromthe front side of the strips 54, 55- to the sides of the front portion6|; the members 68 of such sets arehorizontally disposed and extendforwardly from the front side oi" the strips 54, 55 to the sides of thefront portion 6|; and the members 69 of such sets extend forwardly at adownward inclination from the front side of the strips 54, 55 to thesides of the front portion 6|. The inclination of the members 69 isgreater than the inclination of the members 61. The members 68 are ofless length than the members 61, 69. 'I'he members 69 areof greaterlength than the members 81. The members 61, 68, 69 are ofuniform widthand are secured at their lengthwise edges to the webs 59 by zigzagstitching 13. The setting up of the members 61 and 69 at an inclinationdisposed them diagonally with respect to the webs.

'I'he members ofthe rear sets are arranged in a like manner, that is tosay the members 10 of such sets extend rearwardly at an upwardlyinclination from the rear side of the strips 54, to the sides of theback portion 62; the members 1| oisuch sets arehorizontally disposed andextend rearwardly from the rear sides of the strips 54, 55 to the sidesof back portion s2;

and the members 12 of such sets extend rear- A Wardly at a downwardinclination from the rear sides of the strips 54, 55 to the sides of theback portion 62. 'I'he inclination of the members 1|),v 12 isthe same,but oppositely disposed. 'Ihe members 10, 1|, 12 are of uniform width..The members 10, 12 are of like length and of greater lengththan themembers 1|. The members 10,

1|, 12 are secured to the webs 68 by zig-zag.

stitching 14. The said sets of members are arranged at and above andbelow the waist-line of the garment 5|. The setting up of the members10, 12 at an inclination dispose them diagonally with respect to thewebs. 'I'he latter may be provided with hose supporters 15 and is soshown.

Ithe members 88, 82.

'I'he garment 5| functions in the same manner as the garments I0 and 50.

The garment 16 shown by Figures 11 and 12 is of the'same construction asthe garment 5| with the exception that the number of the elastic membersof each set employed in connection with the garment 16 is greater thanthe number 0i' the elastic members of the sets forming parts of thegarment 5|. The garment 16 will include a pair of aligned front sets anda pair of aligned rear sets of elastic members. Only one front and onerear set is shown and indicated at 11, 18 respectively. The sets notshown will be arranged on a side of the garment in the same manner asthe sets of members which are shown. The front sets and rear sets ofelastic members used in connection with the garment 16 will be securedat their ends and lengthwise edges to the body part of the garment 16 inthe same manner as the front and rear sets of elastic members 65, 66respectively are secured to the body'part of garment 5|. Each front set11 will consists of four elastic members of tape-like form designated19, 8|), 8|, 82. Each rear set 18 will consist of four elastic membersof tapelike form indicated at 83, 84, 85, 86. The member 19 is an upperone, the member 82 a lower one and the members 88, 8| a pair ofintermediate ones. The member 83 is an upper one, the member 86 a lowerone and the members 84, 85 a pair of. intermediate ones. The member 19is of less length than the member 82 and of greater length than themember 88. The latter is of greater length than member 89, but of lesslength than member 19. The member 83 isof greater length than member 84,but of less length than member 19. The member 84-is of sets 11respectively extend forwardly at an upward inclination, .forwardlysubstantially horizontally, forwardly at -a downward inclination andforwardly at a downward inclination from the front sides of the strips81 to the sides of the front portion 88 of the garment. The inclinationof the members 19 is greater than the inclination of the members 8| butless than the members 82. .The members 83, 84, v85, 86 of said rear setsrespectively extend rearwardly at an upward inclination, rearwardlyhorizontally, rearwardly at a downwardly inclination and rearwardly at adownwardly inclination from the other sides of the strips 8 5 to thesides of the back portion 89 of the garment. The inclination of themembers 83, 85 are substantially the same. The inclination of the member86 is materially greater than the inclination of the members 83, 85. Thesetting up of the members 19, 8|, 82, 83, 85, 86 at an inclinationdisposed them diagonally with respect to the webs.

The member is arranged between the members 19, 8|. The member 8| isarranged between The member 84 is arranged between the members 83, 85.The member 85 is arranged between the members 84, 86. The members 61, 10extend to the upper ends of the webs 59, 6|) respectively. The members19,

with the garment 16, the latter will be of the same construction as thegarment 5|.

With reference to thegarment 92 shown by Figures 13, 14, it will be ofthe same structure as the garment5l, with the exception that each of thefront sets 93 of1v elastic members is dif provide for additional controlfor the abdomen which is obtained by the members 82, 91 respectively.The construction of the garment 92 not only includes the ladvantage asjust stated but further provides to control the buttocks into aiiattening position which is obtained by the members 86. ,Y

What I claim is:

1. In a garment for womens wear a body structure of girdle-like formincludingv a pair of oppositely disposed elastic webs, non-elastic frontand back parts connecting the ends of one web to the ends of the otherand oppositely disposed sets of elastic members of tape-like formsecured to and extending circumferentially of each of the webs, saidmembers being disposed between and connected to said fron and backpieces. l

2. In a garment for womens wear a body structure of girdle-like formincluding a pair of oppositely disposed elastic webs, non-elastic frontand back parts connecting the ends of one web to the ends of the otherand'sets of; elastic members of tape-like form secured to the webs, saidmembers being disposed between and connected to said front and backpieces, the members of each of said sets being disposed in spacedrelation and extending in different directions, saidsets being arrangedin pairs, the members of the sets of each pair of sets `being oppositelydisposed, and a stay means secured toeach ofv said webs and arrangedbetween the sets of a `pair of sets. K i 3. In a garment for womens weara body stmoture of girdle-like form including a pair of oppositelydisposed' elastic webs, non-elastic front and back parts connecting theends of one web to the ends of the other and oppositely disposed sets ofelastic members of tape-like form secured to and extendingcircumferentially of each of the webs, said members being disposedbetween and connected to said front 'and back pieces, and said membersarranged against spaced portions of the inner faces of said webs andbeing secured at their lengthwise'edges to the webs by zig-zagstitching. y I 4. In a garment for womens wear a body structure ofgirdle-like form including a pair of oppositely disposed elastic webs,non-elastic front and back parts connecting the ends of one web to theends of the other and sets of elastic members .ranged against spacedportions of the inner faces of said webs and beingsecured at theirlengthwise edges to the webs by zig-zag stitching, said members beingdisposed against the upper portion of said webs, each of said setsincluding a horizontal member and a pair of members disposed at oppositeinclinations with respect to each other' and with respect to saidhorizontal member.

5. In a garment for womens wear a body structure of girdle-like formincluding a pair of oppositely disposed elastic webs, non-elastic frontand back parts connecting the ends of one web to the ends of the otherand oppositely disposed sets of elastic members of tape-like formsecured to and extending circumferentially of each of the webs, saidmembers being disposed between and connected to said front and backpieces, said members being disposed against the inner face of the upperportion of said web, each of saidsets including a horizontal member, anupwardly.

inclined member and a downwardly inclined member.

6. In va garment for womens wear a body structure of girdle-like formincluding a pair of oppositely disposed'fashioned elastic webs, andspaced sets of spaced elastic combined fashioning and resistanceincreasing members secured to one of the faces of said webs,v said bodyincluding a pair of non-elastic front and back partsconnecting the endsof one lwebto the ends of the other web and to which said members areconnected, and said body including concealed stay meanscarried by saidwebs, intermediate the ends of the latter and to which said members areconnected.

7. In a garment for womens wear a body structure of girdle-like formincluding a pair of oppositely disposed fashioned elastic webs,' andspaced sets of spaced elastic combined fashioning and resistanceincreasing members secured to the inner faces of said Webs, said bodyincluding a pair ofnon-elastic front and back parts connecting the endsof one web to theends of the other web and to which said members areconnected, said lbody including 4concealed stay means carried by saidwebs, intermediate the ends of the latter and tol which said memberspositely disposed fashioned elastic Webs, and

spaced sets of spaced elastic combined iashioning and resistanceincreasing members secured to the'lnner faces of said webs, said bodyincluding a pair of non-elastic front and back `parts "connecting theends of one web to the ends of the other web'and to which said membersare connected,v said body including concealed stay means carried by saidwebs, intermediate the ends of the latter and to which said members areconnected, and said body including upper and lower elastic strapssecured to the lengthwise edges of said webs and having their endssecured to said front and back pieces, each of said members .being oflike form, and zig-zag stitching for securing the lengthwise edges'ofsaid members to said webs.

9. In a garmentl for womens wear, a body structure of girdle-like formincluding a pair of oppositely disposed fashioned elastic webs, eachhaving its end terminal portions extended inwardly with respect to itscentral portion, a stay means disposed at the transverse center of theupper portion of each web, a non-elastic front part interposed between,secured to and for connecting the front ends of the webs together, anon-elastic split back part interposed between, secured to and forconnecting the rear ends of the webs together, spaced elastic combinedfashioning and resistance increasing means carried by the upper portionsof the webs and extending from said stay means to the sides of saidfront and back parts.

10. In a body conning garment, a body structure for encompassing thewearer and having elastic sides, two pairs of sets of elastic members,each pair of sets being secured to one of the elastic sides of saidstructure above the lower end of the latter, the sets of each pairextending in opposite directions across a side of said structure,certain of the elastic members of eachset being oppositely inclined,said structure including a front portion and a back portion, the frontends of one of the sets of each pair of sets being secured to the sidesof said front portion, and the rear ends of the other set of each ofsaid parts of sets being secured to the sides of said back portion.

11. In a foundation type garment having a. front, a back, and a pair ofsides, and two pairs of oppositely disposed sets of elastic strips, eachset including horizontally and diagonally disposed elastic strips, saidpairs of sets of strips being secured directly to said elastic sides atpoints spaced from the top and bottom of said sides, and. exerting acontrol on the stretch of said sides within predetermined areas of thegarment, one end of a set of strips of each pair of sets of strips beingconnected to the side edges of the front and one end of the other set ofstrips of each pair of sets of strips being connected to the back of thegarment.

PHILIP H. ROBBJNS.

